A comic book convention in Hutchinson drew such a good turnout that ATMs at the site ran out of money.
About 60 exhibitors attended the Smallville ComicCon, which ran Saturday and Sunday at the Meadowlark Building in the State Fair grounds. About 1,500 people paid to get in Saturday, followed by...

If you find yourself so scared of making a mistake that you never take on a new venture. Or, you hesitate to enter the game unless you are assured of winning the gold medal; you may be challenged by a “fear of failure”.
Signs you are suffering from a fear of failure can be:
Reluctance to ...

The Kansas Board of Regents has approved 1.5 percent raises for the chief executive officers of five public universities.
The increases approved at a recent meeting take effect in July. Board members said they reflect appreciation for the job done by the CEO's while also recognizing budget constr...

The Washburn University community is mourning the death of baseball coach Steven Anson.
The university and Jefferson County authorities say the 60-year-old Anson died Sunday in a tree-trimming accident. The sheriff's office says emergency responders were called to the home about 3 p.m. Sunday, an...

Members of an eastern Kansas community want to build a new train station with the hopes of getting Amtrak trains to stop there for the first time since the old station burned down in 1999.
The Amtrak Task Force is a group of Emporia leaders whose goal is to become a destination for outsiders, eve...

A Kansas prison inmate serving time for violating probation could be facing more charges after walking away from the Winfield Correctional Facility.
The Wichita Eagle reports 29-year-old Jimmy Reed was caught by Department of Corrections special agents and Cowley County sheriff's deputies just be...

Republican Gov. Sam Brownback is telling Kansas that the income tax cuts he championed already have started to generate long-term prosperity.
But he's mired in questions about whether recent, short-term revenue drops show his fiscal policies are endangering the schools, universities and social se...

A U.S. senator wants to know whether Department of Justice protocols have changed since a white supremacist now accused of killing three people in Kansas was given leniency a quarter-century ago.
Sen. Jerry Moran sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday urging a review of relevant ...

Lawyers have been given the green light to scan the social media sites of jurors.
The American Bar Association says it's ethical for lawyers to scour online for publicly available musings of citizens called for jury service - and even jurors in deliberations.
But the ABA does warn lawyers agai...

Three people are hurt in crashes on rural roads in Ottawa County.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the first crash happened at 3:10 in the afternoon Saturday on U.S. 81 Highway.
A semi pulling a trailer headed east on Limestone Road failed to stop at a stop sign as it crossed the high...